US faced with a challenge in regard to dealing with the Islamic Emirate, says Khalilzad
MONITORING (SW) – A senior US diplomat has said Washington was faced with a challenge in regard to dealing with the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.
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Khalilzad blames Ghani, Afghan elite for rise of Taliban
MONITORING (SW) – Zalmay Khalilzad, the senior U.S. official who led the negotiations with the Taliban, blamed, for the most part, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s “intransigence,” the Afghan elite’s “selfishness” and Afghan soldiers’ lack of will to fight for the rapid Taliban military takeover of the country in August.
Khalilzad steps down from his position
MONITORING (SW) – The United States’ special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down following the chaotic American withdrawal from the country, the US State Department said on Monday.
Khalilzad blames Ghani for damaging ‘last minute deal’ with Taliban
MONITORING (SW) – US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has blamed former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani for damaging ‘a last-minute deal’ with the Taliban designed to keep Kabul out of their control.
Khalilzad says Afghans face a moment of decision, opportunity
MONITORING (SW) – Our war in Afghanistan is over, said the top US envoy for the war-torn country as Washington moves diplomatic mission from Kabul to Doha, Qatar.
Khalilzad downplays fears of Taliban overrunning Kabul
MONITORING (SW) – The top US peace broker for Afghanistan has said the predictions that the Taliban will quickly overrun Afghan government forces and conquer Kabul once U.S. and coalition forces have fully withdrawn are unduly pessimistic.
Khalilzad echoes Afghan government’s call for permanent truce
MONITORING (SW) – The top US peace broker for Afghanistan has echoed the Afghan government’s call for permanent truce following the Taliban’s declaration of a brief three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitre.
Khalilzad says negotiated settlement the only path to sustainable stability in Afghanistan
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconstruction has said negotiated settlement is only path to sustainable stability in Afghanistan
Khalilzad calls for cohesive strategy for Istanbul conference
KABUL (SW) – Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, has said the world expects Afghans to attend the Istanbul conference with a cohesive plan.
Government evaluating the new peace plan by the US
The Afghan government is evaluating the new proposed plan for peace put forward by the US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, said a senior official on Sunday.
Khalilzad proposes ‘grand conference’ for interim government in Afghanistan
The top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan proposed the idea of a grand conference of Afghan and Taliban leaders to create an interim government, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Zalmay Khalilzad meets Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul
The top US peace broker Zalmay Khalilzad met senior Afghan officials here on Monday as he resumed the shuttle diplomacy under the new Biden Administration.
